A fungal disease of oaks and other trees which makes the foliage wilt and eventually kills the tree.
橡树枯萎病
The fungus is Ceratocystis fagacearum, subdivision Ascomycotina
Example sentencesExamples
When you prune your oaks can influence the spread of a disease called oak wilt.
Previous research has documented the effects of chestnut blight, Dutch elm disease, ash yellows, oak wilt, and beech bark disease on tree diameter distributions in eastern deciduous forests.
Trees dying of oak wilt should not be used as firewood.
The only benefit of wound dressings is to prevent introduction of pathogens in the specific cases of Dutch elm disease and oak wilt.
In central Texas, however, oak wilt is a major disease problem and some worry that it might somehow move east.
Definition of oak wilt in US English:
oak wilt
noun
A fungal disease of oaks and other trees which makes the foliage wilt and eventually kills the tree.
橡树枯萎病
The fungus is Ceratocystis fagacearum, subdivision Ascomycotina
Example sentencesExamples
Previous research has documented the effects of chestnut blight, Dutch elm disease, ash yellows, oak wilt, and beech bark disease on tree diameter distributions in eastern deciduous forests.
In central Texas, however, oak wilt is a major disease problem and some worry that it might somehow move east.
The only benefit of wound dressings is to prevent introduction of pathogens in the specific cases of Dutch elm disease and oak wilt.
Trees dying of oak wilt should not be used as firewood.
When you prune your oaks can influence the spread of a disease called oak wilt.